Polish and like tin



y 1930- w. H. NORNABLE 1,759,020

. .POLISH ANDLIKE TIN Filed Jan. 26, 1929 Patented May 20, 1930 UNITEDSTATES WILLIAM HENRY NORNAIBLE, OF LEEDS, ENGLAND POLISH AND LIKE TINApplication filed. January 26, 1929, Serial No. 335,258, and in GreatBritain February 6, 1928.

This invention relates to polish and like tins of the type provided onthe body thereof with a pivoted lever adapted to be actuated in a planeat right angles to the sideof the tin so as to cause the lid to belifted and thereby facilitate its removal.

In tins fitted with lid-raising mechanism of this type, as hithertoproposed, one end of the lever is'pivotally connected to that part orrim of the tin which is normally covered by the depending flange of thelid, said end of the lever passing between the rim of the tin and thelid flange and the other end of the lever depending beside the body ofthe tin. This arrangementnecessitates upward actuation of the free endof, the lever in a plane at right angles to the tin in order to raisethe lid, and also entails recessing or grooving of the rim of the tin topermit of the passage of the lever between it and the lid flange and toallow of its pivotal connection with said rim.

Now the object of the present invention is to provide lid-raisingmechanism of the type specified which will not entail recessing orgrooving of the rim of the tin body and thereby prevent leakage, andwhich can be operated with onehand when the tin is lying flat on a tableor the like.

According to the invention, the lid raising lever is pivotally mountedon the side of the tin at a position outside the lid flange and adaptedto be depressed outwardly from and in a plane at right angles to theside of the 735 tin to raise the lid.

Figure 2 is a part sectional side elevation taken on the line A. B. ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a part side elevation of the tin s lid in a raised position.

Figure 4 is a part sectional side elevation of a lidcled polish or liketin having a modiown in Figure 1 but illustrating thefied form of theinvention applied thereto.

Figure 5 is a part side elevation of the tin shown in Figure l but withthe lid in a raised position. 7 7

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the 5:; drawings, the lever 1 is ofdouble-ended right angular form, the shorter arm engaging the edge ofthe flange of the lid 2 and the other arm being adapted to serve as amanipulating end. The right-angular lever 1, which in the embodimentillustrated is made of sheet metal, is provided with side projections 8adapted to aflord side trunnions or pivots for the pivotal mounting ofthe lever 1 within a sheet metal fitting or bracket 4; in the form of aU -shaped housing in plan, such housing or bracket 4 being welded orotherwise secured to the side of the tin body 5. The side trunnions orpivots 3 of the lever 1 engage appropriately positioned bearings holes 6in the side walls or limbs of the U -shaped housing 4, and in thisconnection the bearing holes 6. are of such a size as to permit of acertain amount of play of the trunnions 3 within them, while theextremities of the limbs of'the Ll-shaped housing or bracket 4 areprovided with flanges 7 whose upper ends afford auxiliary pivotalsupports for the lever 1 when the latter is turned outwardly (see Figure3),

To ensure of a better engagement with the underside or edge of theflange of the lid 2, the end of the short arm of the lever 1 maybe-pointed orbe velled, and for this purpose also the "edge-of theflange of the S5 lid 2, may, as shown, be turned outwardly or rolledupon itself. p V g "The upper end of the lever l'normally lies againstthe flange of-thelid 2, as, shown at Figures 1 and 2, and thearrangement is such that, when the lever 1 is turned or actuated inaplane at right-angles to the side or thetin 5,-the lid-is raised, asshown at Figure "3 jsoas to facilitate removal thereof whilst'the lever1 is automatically returned to its normal position,'ready for the nextopening, by the rel-application of'the lid .2.

'f Instead of making the rightangular lever of sheetmetal; itma'y bemade ofsolid metal with integral side projectionsortrunnions,

said lid or in lieu of such trunnions the lover may be bored through atthe angle to take a pivot pin passed through it and the bearing holds inthe side walls of the bracket or housing.

It will be seen that the lever l in its normal position, as shown inFigure 2, moves about a floating fulcrum formed by the enlarged openings-6, which receives the trunnions or lugs 3, so that as the latter movesin the openings, and the lever 1 assumes the position as shown in Figure3, the fulcrum is transferred to the inwardly opposed flanges 7. Byreason of this novel arrangement of parts, the lever 1 will exert avertical pull on the edge of the lid. 2 without effecting any ,outwardor lateral drag thereon. More over, due to the transferof the fulcrumfrom the openings V6 to the flanges 7, the lifting action is continueduntil the lower edge of the lid flange reaches the top of the rim of thebody 5, and thus allows a greater depth of lift to be obtained.

Referring now to the embodiment shown in Figures4 and 5 of the drawings,a sheet metal bracket ,or U -shaped housing 4: is riveted or otherwisesecured to the side of the tin body at its lower portion, and a straightsheet metal lever 1 is pivotally mounted within said 5.! shaped housing4 by means of side trunnions or pivots f3 engaging bearing holes .6 inthe side ,or limbs of said housing 4. A strip .of tape or other material8 secured to the inside of the tin body 5 and passing between thedepending flange of the lid 2 and the rim portion of the tin body 5 tothe outside thereof is secured to the lever 1 at a point intermediateits pivotal connection and its free end, the arrangement being suchthat, upon actuation of the lever l in a plane at right-angles to theside of the tin, the pull of the lover I straightens out the tape 8 andthereby raises the lid 2 as shown at Figure 5. lie-application of thelid 2 causes the lever l tore-assume its normal position against theflange of the lid 2. The tape 8 may not be secured to the tin body 5.

-lam aware that it has before been proposed to employ a strip offlexible material passed between the lid flange and the rim of the t nfor opening purposes by exerting a pull on the outer end of said strip.

I claim i 1. In combination with a container having a removable lid, ofmeans for raising the lid compdsing a bracket having parallel sides andinwardly extending opposed flanges secured to the container, saidparallel sides hav ng aligned openings, a lever having angularlydisposed portions and laterally extenoing lngs, lugs arranged to looselyfit within openings to provide a floatas fille -1. f the lev r, .19 PQrQn Ofthe leve .lw ll assessin he lo r ed of r b e .-tl. a ie n f t a:the ful rum 5 ran i r from the floating fulcrum to the opposed flangesof said bracket and the lid removed from the container.

2. In combination with a container having a removable lid, of means forraising the lid comprising a bracket having parallel sides and inwardlyextending opposed flanges secured to the outside of the container, saidparallel sides having aligned openings, a lever having angularlydisposed portions and laterally extending lugs, said lugs arranged toloosely fit within said opening to provide a floating fulcrum for thelever, the end of One portion of the lever normally engaging the loweredge of said lid, said opposed flanges acting as an auxiliary fulcrumfor the other portion of the lever when the latter is moved outwardlyrelative to the container.

3. A lid remover of the class described comprising a support, a leverhaving a lid engaging portion and a handle portion, said portions beingangularly disposed relative to each other, means providing a floatingfulcrum connection between said lever and said support, and means onsaid support providing an auxiliary fulcrum for said lever.

4. A lid remover ofthe class described comprising a support, a leverhaving a lid engaging portion and a handle portion, said portions beingangularly disposed relative to each other, means providing a floatingfulcrum connection between said lever and said support at the junctureof said portions, and means on said support providing an auxiliaryfulcrum for said lever when said handle portion is moved outwardlyrelative .to the support.

WILLIAM HENRY NORNABLE.

